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Job Description
Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,580.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
- Currently, there are 6,310 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters”.
Also Known As…
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
- Powderman
- Explosive Technician
- Blaster
- Zinc Miner, Blasting
- Well Shooter
- Well Blower
- Velocity Shooter
- Tunnel Worker
- Tunnel Man
- Torpedo Worker
- Torpedo Shooter
- Torpedo Man
- Tier and Detonator
- Stump Shooter
- Stump Blower
- Skip Miner, Blasting
- Silver Miner, Blasting
- Shotblaster
- Shot Man
- Shot Lighter
- Shot Hole Shooter
- Shot Firer
- Shot Fireman
- Shooter
- Shale Miner, Blasting
- Shaft Sinker
- Seismograph Shooter
- Sample Taker Operator
- Robber
- Quartz Miner, Blasting
- Powder Worker
- Powder Loader
- Pillar Worker
- Pillar Man
- Perforator Operator
- Perforator Loader
- Perforator
- Ore Miner, Blasting
- Ordnance Keeper
- Ordnance Handler
- Ordnance Artificer
- Oil Well Shooter
- Oil Well Perforator Operator
- Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
- Nitro Worker
- Nitro Man
- Muck Miner, Blasting
- Miner
- Mica Miner, Blasting
- Metal Miner, Blasting
- Lode Miner, Blasting
- Lead Miner, Blasting
- Iron Miner, Blasting
- Hydraulic Miner, Blasting
- High Scaler
- Hard Rock Miner, Blasting
- Gun Perforator Loader
- Gun Perforator
- Gold Miner, Blasting
- Fuse Cutter
- Firer
- Explosives Worker
- Explosives Handler
- Explosives Detonator
- Explosive Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Manager
- Explosive Ordnance Handler
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager
- Explosive Man
- Explosive Expert
- Efficiency Miner, Blasting
- Dynamiter
- Dynamite Shooter
- Driftman
- Dobie Worker
- Dobie Man
- Demolitionist
- Demolition Worker
- Demolition Expert
- Copper Miner, Blasting
- Company Miner, Blasting
- Coal Shooter
- Charger
- Bomb Technician
- Blasting Miner
- Blasting Gang Miner
- Blasting Entryman
- Blasting Entry Specialist
- Blasting Contract Miner
- Blasting Contract Man
- Blasting Coal Miner
- Blasting Clay Miner
- Blast Setter
- Ammunition and Explosives Handler
- Aircraft Ordnance Technician
Tasks for “Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker”
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
- Light fuses, drop detonating devices into wells or boreholes, or activate firing devices with plungers, dials, or buttons, in order to set off single or multiple blasts.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
- Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
- Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital ammeters
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Coated gloves
- Remote blasting systems
- Bore hole thermometers
- Surface connector blocks
- Overhead cranes
- Spring scales
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Stake flags
- Insulated pliers
- Long period delay detonators
- Phase rotation meters
- Vernier calipers
- Discharge hoses
- Hand shears
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Laptop computers
- Equipment dollies
- Tie-down equipment
- Protective safety glasses
- Hand chisels
- Wire loop pullers
- Digital wattmeters
- Electrical circuit testers
- Portable signal generators
- Explosives funnels
- Rubber mallets
- Blast hole tubing
- Explosive blasting caps
- Grappling hooks
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Perforating casing guns
- Fixed blade knives
- Fuse cutters
- Clinometers
- Torpedo levels
- Perforating capsule guns
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Millivoltmeters
- Hard hats
- Non-contact voltage testers
- End cutting pliers
- Digital voltmeters
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Dewatering pumps
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Resistance testers
- Portable cranes
- Hoisting equipment
- Extension ladders
- Wire cutting tools
- Pallet jacks
- Precision tweezers
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Crescent wrenches
- Wood wedges
- Digital multimeters
- Portable air compressors
- Right angle prisms
- Warning sirens
- Mobile radios
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Temperature data loggers
- Laser rangefinders
- Safety cones
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Forklifts
- Tamping rods
- Hacksaws
- Digital micrometers
- Test lamps
- Hole savers
- Weighted tape measures
- Detonating cords
- Protective ear plugs
- Plumb bobs
- Remote firing devices
- Ring gauges
- Loading poles
- Galvanometers
- Balance scales
- Flashing warning lights
- Digital ohmmeters
- Day boxes
- Electricians' knives
- Stakebed trucks
- Protective respirators
- Depth measurement gauges
- Avalaunchers
- Longnose pliers
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Safety harnesses
- Digital calculators
- Transport trucks
- Folding knives
- Seismic activity recorders
- Jackhammers
- Fuse testers
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Padded gloves
- Meggers
- Personal computers
- Safety goggles
- Plastic plugs
- Conduit bending tools
- Harpoon retrievers
- Short period delay detonators
- Short-wave radios
- Safety fuses
- Blasthole drills
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Shock tube detonators
- Blasting machines
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Lowering hooks
- Wire strippers
- Explosives handling robots
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Datavis DBS Designer
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
- DetNet ViewShot